Bottle-stopper



O IGK' BOTTLE STOPPERI (No Mo l) No. 431,767. Patented July 8,1890

ATTO NE Y8 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OTTO EIOK, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

BOTTLE-STOPPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 431,767, dated. July 8, 1890'.

Application filed November 30, 1889. Serial No. 332,081. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OTTO EIOK, of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and Improved Bottle-Stopper, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved bottle-stopper, which is very simple and durable in construction, effectively closes the mouth of the bottle to prevent leakage, and can be easily and rapidly opened or closed.

The invention consists of a hinged cap, a bolt passing through the cap and supporting a flexible block on the under side of the cap, and a cam-lever held on top of the said cap and engaging the said bolt to raise or lower the same, so as to compress the flexible block on the under side of the cap in the mouth of the bottle.

The invention also consists in certain parts and details and combinations of the same, as will be described hereinafter, and then pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts inall the figures.

Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation of the improvement with the cam-lever in an open position. Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the same. Fig. 3 is a sectional side elevation of the improvement with the cam-lever in a closed position, and Fig. 4 is a plan view of the same.

The bottle A, on which the bottle-stopper is applied, is provided with a neck 13, having an exterior annular groove O,in which is held a bail D, supporting an open link E, engaging the middle part of a U-shaped bar F, supporting on its under side a cap G, rigidly connected to the parallel sides of the said bar. The cap G is adapted to fit on the mouth of the bottle A, and is preferably made of metal and provided with a central aperture H, through which passes loosely a bolt I, having on its lower end a head J, on which rests a flexible block K, preferably made of rubber or similar material and extending between the said head J and the under side of thecap G. The upper part of the bolt I is flattened and is formed into a hook L, hooking onto a pin N, secured to a forked cam-lever 0, held I the pin N on. the cam-lever O is in its lowermost position and the handle P of the said cam-lever stands upward, so that when the operator takes hold of the said cam-lever and lifts-the same upward the cap G is displaced from the neck of the bottle, the bar F, the cap G, the flexible block K, and the bolt Ibeing carried or swinging on the link E. The bot tle A is then opened and can be filled in the usual manner. WVhen it is desirable to close the mouth of the bottle A, the cap G is swung back into the position shown in Fig. 1, and then the operator takes hold of the handle P of the cam-lever O and moves the same forward in the direction of the arrow at, whereby the cam O, traveling on topof the cap G, raises the pin- N, thereby lifting the bolt I upward, so that the head J of the latter compresses the flexible block K, and the latter expands in the neck of the bottle under an annular shoulder Q, formed on the inside of the neck, as is plainly shown in Fig. 3. When the lever Pis moved in its lowermost position," as shown in the said figure, the pin N is in its uppermost position and the handle P of the cam-lever extends over one side of the neck B of the bottle.

The flexible block K is arranged in such a manner that the upper part of it completely fills the mouth of the bottle above the shoulder Q, while the lower part of the block passes under the said shoulder Q, as is plainly illustrated in Fig. 3, thus securely closing the mouth of the bottle to prevent all leakage. It will be seen that when the flexible block K is compressed in the manner described and illustrated the bolt I exerts a strong down ward pressure on the pin N of the cam-lever 0, so that the latter does not open easily unless the operator takes hold of the handle P and swings the same upward.

It is understood that when the handle P of the cam-lever G is moved in opening or closing the pin N, by engaging the hook L, prevents the displacement of the earn 0 between the parallel sides of the bar F on top of the cap G. 7

It will be seen that the bottle-stopper is very simple and durable in construction, and the several parts can be easily replaced and connected with each otheras, for instance, the hook L permits of disengaging the can1-lever 0 when the bottle-stopper is in an open position by slightly pressing the bolt I upward, so asto move the pin out of the hook over the cap G. p

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A bottle-stopper comprising the cap G,- provided with the central aperture H, and the U-shaped bar F, secured to its upper face, the bolt 1, having a head J at its lower end and a hook L at its upper end, the flexible block K,

surrounding the bolt between its head and the lower surface of the cap, the forked cam-lever O P, working between the sides of the bar F, and provided with the pin N, with which the hook of the bolt engages, the link E, pivotally connected to the bar F, and a wire for securing the link to the bottle, substantially as herein shown and described. I

2. In a bottle-stopper, the combination, with a bottle having an interior annular shoulder in its neck and an exterior annular groove, of a bail held in the said exterior annular groove, a link pivotally connected with the said bail, a cap pivotally connected with the said link and provided with a central aperture and parallel guideways on top, a bolt passing through the said apertured cap and provided at its upper end with a hook and at its lower end with a head, a flexible block held on the said bolt between its head and the under side of the cap and adapted to be compressed at one part onto the said shoulder, and a cam provided with a pin engaging the hook end 'of the said bolt, said cam being held loosely on top of the said cap between its guideways, substantially as shown and described.

3. In abottle-stopper, the combination, with a bottle having an interior annular shoulder in its neck and an exterior annular groove, of a bail held in the said exterior annular groove, alink pivotally connected with the said bail, a cap pivotally connected with the said link and provided with a central aperture and parallel guideways on top, a bolt passing through the said apertured cap and provided at its upper end with a hook and at its lower end with a head, a flexible block held on the said bolt between its head and the under side of the cap and adapted to be compressed at one part onto the said shoulder, a cam provided with a pin engaging the hook end of the said bolt, said cam being held loosely on top of the said cap between its guideways, and a handle connected with the said cam for moving the latter, substantially as shown and described.

OTTO EICK.

Witnesses:

ALEX. H. SIEGEL, J. DANIEL EBY. 

